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5 BEST ALBUMS OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2023

30 March 2023

WHO: Garage rock fury from Los Angeles, led by
vocalist/guitarist/organist and charismatic voodoo
doll Bonnie Bloomgarden

ALBUM: ISLANDS IN THE SKY – 5th LP

(Photo by Turn Up The Volume – Brussels – 20 Feb 2023)

TUTV: Islands In The Sky feels like the perfect follow-up to Under The Spell Of Joy (2020), sonically as well as lyrically. On the latter Bonnie Bloomgarden wanted to experience the potential and possibility of joy. On the new LP, she’s still under the spell of looking and finding joy but also and most of all spiritual freedom as only then nothing can happen anymore to her as she reveals on the standout track When I’m Free.

Musically it’s simply their best achievement (so far) because of the coherent first-rate songwriting quality, the richly layered orchestrations, Bloomgarden‘s full-hearted vocal
dynamism and the top production. Not one dull moment with Death Valley Girls.

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DVG: Facebook – Instagram
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BAND: SLEAFORD MODS

WHO: English rap-punk poets feat.
loudmouth Jason Williamson and
multi-instrumentalist Andrew Fearn.

ALBUM: UK GRIM – the duo’s 7th LP

Jason Williamson: “Maybe we are proud of the country. Maybe we are proud to be English. Maybe I’m proud of the horrible grey streets and the shit weather and the stupid fashions I find myself investing in. It’s just that the English we’re proud of being is absolutely nothing like the English the authorities want to try and promote.”

TUTV: It’s Sleaford Mods by very good numbers. A familiar sounding record with its
sharp-teethed grim-UK rants (Brexit didn’t benefit the country in many ways and the ongoing right-wing Tories‘ incompetence isn’t a blessing either, never was) and, sonically, with its catchy and irresistible simplicity that still activates your limbs without asking.

The mods never disappoint.

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SLEAFORD MODS: Facebook – Instagram
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BAND: THE DARTS

WHO: All female garage rock engine
from Phoenix, Arizona.

ALBUM: SNAKE OIL – 4th LP

Holy smoke! The Darts roll faster and harder than a steamroller on full speed. Snake Oil is without a shadow of a doubt their best longplayer so far. It feels like the record is infused with all their lockdown frustration. Tons of relentless energy, a non-stop appetite for a garage rock tsunami and the decibels turned up.

Centre-stage Nicole Laurenne sings her heart out as never before while her 60s-sounding organ spices things up all the way. Now and then the Phoenix turbo slow down and give us a chance to fill our oxyen tank. The Darts are unquestionably at the top of their blistering game. Hell-bloody-hell-yeah!

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THE DARTS: Facebook – Instagram
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BAND: EYEMOUTH

WHO: This musical project started in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2014 and presents a soundscape based on electronic backgrounds and a more classic rock instrumentation blended with mellotrons, vibraphone, santur, harmonium and other alluring sounding instruments. In short, atmospheric psychedelic darkness with occult undertones.

ALBUM: A HEADLONG FALL INTO THE VAST OCEAN OF ANXIETY

TUTV: Eyemouth is not a band, it’s a sort of spiritual experience, floating from the past
to the present with an eye on the future. This new sonically versatile opus is another explorative voyage into their mythical world. Expect atmospheric synth-scapes for soundtracks of sci-fi movies, mellow Pink Floyd echoes,,dark-electro-wave surrealism
and an overall symphonic sonority.

All greatly orchestrated with both classical and futuristic-sounding structures. At times composer Marcus Lilja‘s ghostly voice comes on, but for the greatest part, this record bathes in instrumental grandeur embracing the power of nature.

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EYEMOUTH: Spotify – Linktree
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BAND: XIU XIU

WHO: American experimental band, formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart
in San Jose, California who worked with artists such as. Mitski, Sharon Van Etten, Deerhoof, Chelsea Wolfe, Twin Shadow as well as with avant-garde composers like Charlemagne Palestine.

ALBUM: IGNORE GRIEF – their 13th

(Press photo)

TUTV: This is not happy music, this is grim reality music, this is truly fascinating
music. Cinematic electronics, orchestral maneuvers in the dark. Experimental and
sonic David Lynch exploration. Give it a couple of spins and you’ll find out that Xiu Xiu‘s bone-chilling world is more accessible than you thought at first. Their orchestral maneuvers in the dark are fascinating. Grand accomplishment

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XX: Facebook – Instagram

2020 Gospel Space Odyssey With DEATH VALLEY GIRLS On New Ace Album ‘UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY’

Posted on October 14, 2020 by JL

14 October 2020

Band: DEATH VALLEY GIRLS
Who: Garage rock amazons from Los Angeles,
led by high priestess Bonnie Bloomgarden

Album: UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY – 4th LP
Released: 9 October 2020

Info: “The initial inspiration for the record came from the jubilant spirit of Ethiopian
funk records but once they began to channel the songs it seemed like the music came from somewhere not in the past but in the future. In the weeks leading up to recording, Death Valley Girls relied on their subconscious and effortlessly conjured Under the Spell
of Joy’s eleven tracks as if they’d tapped into the Akasha Chronicle and pulled the music from the ether.”

Bonnie Bloomgarden: “This idea that joy is different than happiness or anything else. It’s a state. It’s like a place. It allows space, and being with joy makes it so that you’re not reactive.
You go about yourself, go about the world, and walk around. Joy kind of gives you a distance between yourself and with what’s happening so you’re not reactive. You’re just going with the flow in a way. It meant so much to all of us. We were just like, ‘That makes so much sense! We
are under the spell of the potential for joy and the possibility for joy.’”

Read the full Bloomgarden interview with New Noise Magazine here.

(photo: Turn Up The Volume!)

Turn Up The Volume: Death Valley Girls travel from their beloved graveyards into space for some encounters of the third kind, accompanied by an angelic choir and David Bowie, the Man who fell to Earth, on saxophone. It’s a 2020 Odyssey taking you to the bright side
of the moon and beyond while gospel spirituals and organ-driven symphonies soundtrack the trance-like journey. A far-out experience in a safe(r) place up there, sky-high. Ground control to Major Bonnie: “You’ve really made the grade“. Mission accomplished.

Singles: Hypnagogia / Hold My Hand / Under The Spell Of Joy / The Universe

– HYPNAGOGIA –

– HOLD MY HAND –

– UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY –

– THE UNIVERSE –

Stream/buy full album here…

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DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: Facebook

Second Single From New Album – DEATH VALLEY GIRLS Want To Hold Hands

Posted on August 20, 2020 by JL

Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

20 August 2020

(photo by Turn Up The Volume! Belgium 2019)

Two years after splendid LP Darkness Rains Los Angeles‘ garage rock amazons
DEATH VALLEY GIRLS gear up a for a new one called UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY.

The new single HOLD MY HAND is online now. The group’s leading lady Bonnie Bloomgarden says: “Any relationship you have is an opportunity to make an agreement
with yourself! It’s a chance to learn to be more compassionate and to grow stronger and
more powerfully into the person you want to be and are meant to be! Hopefully, the other person will help along the way and grow with you! If not, peace and next, please.”

Hold My Hand is a rare love-relationship song. It’s gloriously catchy and peppery
poppy, and it works perfectly. A cool vintage DVG organ, shake and swing rhythms,
60s garage beat glow, Bloomberg‘s characteristic vocals, an electrifying guitar sequence, and a sticky chorus. I wonder if The Beatles would hold hands with the Girls? Anyway
‘love is just like the ocean.”

Start the beat…

In case you missed it here’s lead-single The Universe…

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: Facebook

New album UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY out October 2 – more info here

COMING SOON! ‘Under The Spell Of Joy’ By L.A. Rockers DEATH VALLEY GIRLS – Out 2 October

Posted on September 24, 2020 by JL

Band: DEATH VALLEY GIRLS
Who: Garage rock fury from Los Angeles
Album: UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY – 4th LP
Release: 2 October 2020 – Pre-order facilities here

“While singer and multi-instrumentalist Bonnie Bloomgarden and guitarist Larry Schemel knew their intention for the album before a single note was written, the actual nature and direction of the music was a mystery. The initial inspiration for the record came from the jubilant spirit of Ethiopian funk records the band had been listening to on tour, but once they began to channel the songs it seemed like the music came from somewhere not in the past but in the future.”

Singles: Hold My Hand / Under The Spell Of Joy / The Universe

– HOLD MY HAND –

– UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY –

– THE UNIVERSE –

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: Facebook

The Superhumans Are Out There – Here’s New Single ‘THE UNIVERSE’ By DEATH VALLEY GIRLS

Posted on July 25, 2020 by JL

Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

25 July 2020

After spell-binding album Darkness Rains, their third album released two years
Los Angeles garage rock devils DEATH VALLEY GIRLS return from their graves
to record new longplayer UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY.

The band’s wonderful prima donna Bonnie Bloomgarden revealed details
about the new LP, besides the fact that it was inspired Ethiopian funk, in a
statement: “‘Under the Spell of Joy’ is a space-gospel record. We believe we served
as channels for what we think are guides. As we learn what the songs are about we
realize they are meant to be sang like chants, hymns, or spells. Most of the songs
were recorded with 12 voices, including a kids choir! We are learning that words with
intention and energy hold so much power, especially when said or sang with a group.”

Lead-single THE UNIVERSE “is a song to sing, a space to be, a time to think, remember,
and truly feel that not only are we all connected, but we are also being guided.”.

The grandly organ orchestrated and sax-stirring sound tells me that this far-out reflection is about the Death Valley Girls own universe. A still uncovered place in rock space where nothing is what it looks like or resonates like, where the band secretly prepares future actions for their ultimate goal: world domination. Yes, THEY are the vampire loving superhumans who actually guide us, the unsuspecting eartborns. Trust me, their next sonic move will disclose more about their master plan.

For now, try to unravel this ominous chant…

Also on Spotify…

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: Facebook

New album UNDER THE SPELL OF JOY out October 2 – more info here

(pic on top via band DVG)

HIGH FIVE – 5 New Big Tunes With Eye-Catching Video Clips To Charge Your Weekend

Posted on February 4 by JL

4 February 2023

Band: DEATH VALLEY GIRLS
Gloomy garage grrrllls from L.A.
Track: MAGIC POWERS

From their new, upcoming
LP Islands In The Sky.
Out on 24 February.

Witches have magic powers.
Death Valley Girls are witches, therefore
Death Valley Girls have magic powers.

DVG: Facebook
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Band: SLIPKNOT
The masked Iowa metalheads.
Track: BONE CHURCH

Following last year’s The End, So Far LP the not-so-scary-anymore metal
freaks light a slow-burning torch. Get on the heebie-jeebies ride.

SLIPKNOT: Facebook
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Band: LANKUM
Seasoned Irish alt-folk outfit from Dublin.
Track: GO DIG MY GRAVE

From their new, upcoming LP
False Lankrum, out 24 March.

“Our interpretation of the traditional song “Go Dig My Grave” is one that
centers around the emotion of grief – all-consuming, unbearable and absolute.
A visceral physical reaction to something that the body and mind are almost incapable
of processing. The second part of the song is inspired by the Irish tradition of keening
from the Irish caoineadh, a traditional form of lament for the deceased. Regarded by
some as opening up “perilous channels of communication with the dead,” the practice
came under severe censure from the Catholic Church in Ireland from the 17th century on.”

Feel the shivers send down your spine.

LANKRUM: Website

Band: KORINE
High-intensity pop-rock duo
from Philadelphia, PA.
Track: FOREVERMORE

From the forthcoming new album Tear.
Out on 17 February. Pre-order here.

Sky-reaching passion all the way.

KORINE: Facebook
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Band: GEL
New Jersey hardcore motherrockers.
Track: ATTAINABLE

It’s the lead single from new, upcoming
album Only Constant, out 31 March.

Sami Kaiser (vocalist) about the new LP “I’ve been in recovery for
alcoholism for the past couple years and really taking it seriously. I’ve
learned a lot about myself and how to address negative feelings, and
the album is about trying to let go of those self-destructive tendencies
and embrace change.”

There are not a lot of female hardcore voices
around, and defintely not like Sami Kaiser‘s one.

Press play and go ballistic!

GEL: Facebook

‘GLOW IN THE DARK’ By California’s Garage Engine DEATH VALLEY GIRLS

Posted on April 25, 2020 by JL

Old and new albums to make your day…

25 April 2020

Let’s go back today to 2016, to my favorite DEATH VALLEY GIRLS album ‘GLOW IN THE DARK‘. A boiling record with blazing rock bangers such as Death Valley Boogie, Disco, and I’m A Man Too. Never a dull moment with utterly cool front lady Bonnie Bloomgarden and her turbulent gang who combine The Stooges‘ raw power, The Cramps‘ rockabilly lunacy, and Black Sabbath‘s metallic insanity while injecting the whole hullabaloo with a voodoo-ish sense of humor. Rollicking electricity is what you get, going berserk is what you should do. Right here, right now…

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS: Facebook

Picture this…

(Concert pics by Turn Up The Volume! – Belgium 2019)

TURN UP THE VOLUME JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

Posted on April 3 by JL

In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.

10 new rad tracks added
to this rad 2023 playlist.